Arsenal fans have been quick to shower manager Arsene Wenger with praise after he successfully signed Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona – but if only they knew the ‘real lengths’ the Frenchman took to sign the 25-year-old.

In a hilarious mock-up of one of Sanchez’s previous interviews, the winger ‘reveals’ that Wenger tempted him to north London with promises of signing Lionel (no, not Messi – Lionel Richie), Mario Balotelli and about 20 other players.

Wenger is then ‘confronted’ by journalists about Sanchez’s claims before the video turns to old enemy Sir Alex Ferguson for a few choice quotes.